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First and foremost, we are here to help players, coaches, officials and support staff to understand the rules and avoid breaching them.

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) is an independent body established in 2021 by the ATP, ITF, WTA and Grand Slams to promote, encourage, enhance and safeguard the integrity of their professional tennis events worldwide. The ITIA places prevention at the heart of its work.

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Our vision

Tennis events organised by our Members, and those who participate in them, are free from corruption and doping.

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Our mission

Delivering impactful anti-doping and anti-corruption programmes to protect the integrity of our Members’ events and those who participate in them. Our programmes are intelligence-led, innovative, collaborative and focus on prevention alongside detection.

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ITIA Senior Leadership Team

The ITIA team responsible for safeguarding the integrity of the sport

  • Karen Moorhouse

    CEO

    Karen was appointed to lead the ITIA in February 2023, after 14 years at the Rugby Football League in the UK, where she was Chief Regulatory Officer.

    Karen also served as a non-executive director on the board of the highly successful Rugby League World Cup hosted in England in 2022.

  • Nicole Sapstead

    Senior Director, Anti-Doping

    Nicole leads our anti-doping team and the sport’s worldwide anti-doping programme, which the ITIA took responsibility for in January 2022.

    Nicole joined the ITIA in September 2021 after 12 years at UK Anti-Doping (UKAD), the last six as CEO.

  • Ben Rutherford

    Senior Director, Legal

    Responsible for anti-doping and anti-corruption case management, as well as all legal matters at the organisation, Ben joined the ITIA in December 2020 from World Rugby - where he successfully launched the sport’s integrity programme.

  • Kirsty Batchelor

    Senior Director, Business Services

    In charge of the ITIA’s business services team, Kirsty leads on a number of areas, including infrastructure, administration, IT and human resources.

    Before joining the ITIA in March 2020, Kirsty worked in various finance and procurement roles for multi-national Kimberly-Clark for over 15 years.

  • Matt Perry

    Director of Education

    Matt leads on our education programme, which is integral to the ITIA’s prevention-first approach to integrity. An experienced sports integrity professional, doping control officer and qualified teacher, Matt has worked in both anti-corruption and anti-doping for over 10 years, including five years at UK Anti-Doping (UKAD).

  • Adrian Bassett

    Director of Communications

    Responsible for the ITIA’s communications and external relations, Adrian has over 20 years of experience in sport and public relations, including spells working with the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Laureus, the Lawn Tennis Association, and the British Olympic Association.

  • Nick Iliffe

    Director of Intelligence

    Leading on all intelligence matters, including analysis of cases and identifying trends and risk areas, Nick joined the ITIA in March 2022 from Stats Perform.

    Previously, he was intelligence co-ordinator at UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) and has also worked overseas in the intelligence unit of the Special Anti-Crime Unit of Trinidad & Tobago.

  • Jenni Kennedy

    Senior Director of Investigations

    Leading a team of 12, Jenni manages investigations into potential breaches of tennis’ integrity programmes, the Tennis Anti-Doping Programme and the Tennis Anti-Corruption Program.

    Jenni joined the ITIA in September 2022, after spending more than 15 years at the English Football Association as Head of Integrity.

ITIA Board

The Board is responsible for the governance of the ITIA and made up of representatives from the major tennis bodies and five independent members, including its chair.

  • Jennie Price, CBE, Chair

    Appointed to lead the Board in 2019, Jennie Price, CBE brings a wealth of senior sports governance experience to the ITIA - including 11 years as Chief Executive Officer of Sport England.

    A qualified lawyer whose career contribution to grassroots sport was acknowledged in Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in 2017, Jennie is a global consultant on sports policy.

  • Avril Martindale (Independent)

    A partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP for over 20 years, which included leading the firm’s global IP and IT practice.

  • Sal Perna, AM (Independent)

    Inaugural racing integrity commissioner for the state of Victoria, as well as Greyhound Industry Reform Inspector for South Australia.

  • Ebru Köksal, CFA (Independent)

    Former CEO of Galatasaray, Ebru’s experience in football governance has led to consultancy roles with UEFA and FIFA.

  • Bob Harayda (Independent)

    Experienced in hospitality and property development, Bob’s career has taken in spells in North America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

  • David Haggerty

    Re-elected for a third term as president of the International Tennis Federation (ITF) in November 2023, David is the ITF representative on the ITIA Board.

  • Mark Young

    Mark is the ATP Tour’s chief legal and administrative officer and is the ATP representative on the ITIA Board.

  • Steve Simon

    Steve is chairman of the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), and is the WTA representative on the ITIA Board.

  • Ugo Valensi

    Ugo is the Executive Director of the Grand Slam Board, and represents the four ‘Grand Slam’ tournaments – Australian Open, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon and the US Open – on the ITIA Board.

International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) 2023 Annual Review

A summary of the ITIA's operations in 2023

ITIA Annual Review 2023

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